Oct. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1261

WAikato COUNTY.
Parish of Whangamarino.

Description of Land.—Lot 4, 11 acres swamp, remainder undulating. Lot 5, undulating. Lot 8, 9 acres swamp, remainder undulating. Lot 9, 56 acres swamp, remainder level. Lot 15, 5 acres swamp, remainder undulating. Lot 17, 73 acres swamp, remainder undulating. Lot 18, 5 acres swamp, remainder level. Lot 27, 14 acres swamp, 4 acres manuka, 10 acres scrub, remainder level. Lot 29, 4 acres swamp, 20 acres undulating, remainder level. Lot 30, 12 acres swamp, remainder level. Lot 31 undulating. Lot 33A, 9 acres swamp, 4 acres scrub, remainder level. Lot 208, 96 acres scrub, 20 acres manuka, 28 acres swamp, remainder undulating. Lot 224, 30 acres scrub, remainder undulating. Lot 254, level.

Parish of Taupiri.

| 209 | 120 3 0 | 30 5 0 |
| 210 | | |
| 212 | | |
| 300 | 118 2 0 | 29 12 6 |
| 301 | | |
| 303 | | |
| 343 | 418 0 0 | 104 10 0 |

Description of Land.—Lots 209, 210, and 212, 24 acres swamp, remainder undulating. Lots 300, 301, and 303, 10 acres swamp, remainder undulating. Lot 343, one-third swamp, remainder undulating fern country, frontage to Kimihia Lake, near Huntly; accessible by road. Coal has been found on the University Endowment within a mile of this section.

HOBSON COUNTY.
Tokatoka Survey District (Tikinui Block).

Description of Land.—Partly level and swampy; good drainage to Wairoa River.

COROMANDEL COUNTY.
Parish of Hakei.

| | A. R. P. | £ s. d. |
| 20 | 35 2 32 | 17 17 6 |
| 21 | 30 2 17 | 15 7 6 |

Description of Land.—Lot 20, almost all flat land, with high scrub and manuka; about 5 acres swamp and kahikatea bush; soil good; accessible by made road from landing. Lot 21, level land, chiefly kahikatea forest; soil good; accessible by main road from landing.

Parish of Whenuakite.

| 7 | 100 0 0 | 25 0 0 |
| 8 | 42 0 0 | 10 10 0 |

Description of Land.—Lot 7, about two-thirds poor soil, remainder good; accessible by navigable river. Lot 8, about half good soil, remainder inferior; accessible by navigable river.

BAY OF ISLANDS COUNTY.
Parish of Kawakawa.

Description of Land.—Lot 171, about half flat and drainable swamp, remainder undulating fern land, soil good. Lot 172, about half undulating agricultural land, 5 acres of which is bush, the rest fern; the other half partly flat land, covered with high tea-tree, partly swamp; good soil. Lot 173, undulating open fern land, good soil. Lot 174, about one-third flat agricultural land, part swampy; remainder open fern land, good soil. Lot 176, the greater portion flat agricultural land of the best description, covered with high tea-tree; remainder a low ridge, some of it under grass. Lot 177, two-thirds open undulating pastoral land, one-third flat, covered with high tea-tree; soil of the best description. Lot 178, northern part flat agricultural land and drainable swamp, soil very rich; southern part undulating fern land. Lot 179, about 10 acres swamp, remainder undulating agricultural land, good soil. Lots 180 and 181, small portion of flat land in each section, remainder open pastoral land, good soil; about 10 acres mixed bush on Lot 181. All the above sections are well watered, and are accessible by road and water. Lot 182, broken pastoral land, about one-half mixed bush, remainder open fern land, soil medium quality, water abundant. Lot 183, broken pastoral land, about one-third mixed bush, remainder fern, soil good quality, well sheltered, suitable for fruit-culture. Both sections have frontage to a road lately surveyed, leading from Kawakawa River towards Whangae.

MONGONUI COUNTY.
Parish of Kaiaka.

| 90 | 174 3 15 | 87 10 0 |
| 91 | 88 2 25 | 44 7 6 |
| 92 | 93 0 0 | 46 10 0 |

Description of Land.—Lots 90 and 91, about 156 acres mixed forest, remainder fern and tea-tree, broken, accessible by road. Lot 92, mixed forest, broken, accessible by road.

PARISH OF WHAKAPAKU.

| 11 | 99 0 2 | 24 16 0 |

Description of Land.—About two-thirds very poor land, fern and tea-tree, undulating, well watered.

HOKIANGA COUNTY.
Ngatauaka Block (Museum Endowment).

| 866 | 1,762 0 0 | 1,321 10 0 |

Description of Land.—Third-class land, chiefly valuable for the kauri on it, of which there is a very large quantity, roughly estimated at about 6,000,000 feet. Situated on the north shore of Hokianga Harbour, close to heads.

Terms of Sale: One-fourth of purchase-money to be paid at time of sale, and the balance within one month thereafter, otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land shall thenceforward be null and void. Crown-grant fees to be paid on completion of purchase.

Maps of the above lands may be seen, and further particulars obtained, on application at this office.

Schedules containing descriptions, &c., of the above lands will be exhibited at railway stations and post offices.

Sale of Town Lands, Tauranga.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 20th October, 1885.

I HEREBY notify that the town lands mentioned in the Schedule hereunder will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Tauranga, on Thursday, the 26th November next, at the hour of 11 o'clock in the fore-noon.

D. A. TOLE,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,